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New York
Who looks at a decrepit freight railway line, dating from the 1930s, disused since the 1980s, and sees a park in the sky? In 1999, with only one precedent worldwide (the Promenade Plantée in Paris) Joshua David and Robert Hammond founded the...
Melbourne
Inspired by the vividly brash interpretations of the area by Aussie artist Howard Arkley and artist cum famed pink wig wearer Barry Humphries, local firm H2o Architects have ramped up the gaudiness with a decidedly spectacular new community library...
London
Opening just a few weeks ago, London now joins Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona in playing host to one of bathroom giant Roca's inspirational 'gallery' spaces. Essentially a flagship showroom to the power of ten, the new London space - located at...
Journal
New Zealand born, Stockholm-based architect and illustrator Sarah Otley will this week be exhibiting a series of cognizant-cool sketches. If you’re a regular We Heart reader you may recognise her as part of the super-talented Monki design team....
Journal
Our favourite Japanese designers, Nendo, have just finished the understated yet mesmerising interiors for Puma House Tokyo, a multi-purpose media and events space for the brand, located in the city's Aoyama design district. The brand's Japanese...
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Alan Wolfson is a born and bred New York artist with a unique passion for miniature urban sculptures. Born in 1948 and raised in Brooklyn he learned to appreciate his urban surroundings from an early age and begun making miniatures in shoeboxes....
Seville
The last time we were in southern Spain's piping-hot capital, J. MAYER H. architects' impressive timber structure was no more than a concrete base and, having been under development for the last 6 years, Seville's locals will no doubt be glad that...
Margate
Located on the former site of a guesthouse where JMW Turner - perhaps Britain's best known painter - once frequented, Margate's new cultural icon - and one of the largest spaces for art outside London - is Turner Contemporary. The David Chipperfield...
Barcelona
Similarly anti-chic to East Berlin's gritty and creative Michelberger Hotel, Barcelona's Hotel Acta Mimic shares an unpolished vibrancy with its local surroundings, the infamously seedy, yet decidedly creative, El Raval district. Once home to...
Helsinki
Pino is a market place for unique, functional and innovative design objects situated in Helsinki. The design and branding concept, created by local-based creative agency Bond, is taken from the name – ‘Pino’ literally meaning a pile or stack....
Miami
Regular readers will be familiar with OHWOW's splendidly vivid style - we've previously featured their New York bookshop, and their awe-inspiring pop-up at Cappellini SoHo - so Rafael de Cárdenas' glaringly brilliant signature style will be equally...
Publications
From the early '70s, until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the USSR experienced somewhat of a unique, bizarre, and decidedly beguiling period in architecture. Taking advantage of the nation's crumbling control, architects pushed the...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
Picture a life where you wake up sharp, tackle the day with grit, and still have gas in the tank for what matters—sounds good, right? Modern men’s well-being isn’t about chasing some old-school macho myth; it’s about feeling solid, inside...
Dispatches
You may feel a sense of safety and security whenever you get into your car. You get this feeling because you have airbags and other safety features. Airbags have been mandatory in vehicles since 1998, and this regulation has saved countless lives...
Dispatches
Wet roads can be dangerous, especially in the spring, when rain, melting snow, and lingering debris from winter create slick and unpredictable driving conditions. Wet surfaces can result in bad falls for pedestrians, and they pose serious risks...
Dispatches
Any type of car accident is at least an annoyance. Suddenly, you’re dealing with unexpected expenses that can include everything from vehicle repair costs to medical bills. In a best case scenario, you can work out a settlement with the at-fault...